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realizing easy solution to the
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(b) Unluckily they and finding no other over the serious problem
Class: Nine Time: 3 Hours
were unable alternative
Subject: English First Paper Full Marks: 100
(c) The time when of the town of Hamelin held a meeting with his
they were councilors
Part A- Reading Text (Marks 50)
thinking
7. Re- arrange the following sentence according to sequence and rewrite them in a Read the passage carefully and answer the question following it:
paragraph : 8
a. The merchant sold him to a rich man in another country . May Day or International Workers Day is observed on May 1 all
b. To escape torture one day he fled from his masters house . over the world today to commemorate the historical struggle and
c. Once there lived a young man named Androcles sacrifices of the working people to establish an eight-hour
d. Unfortunately he was caught by a slave merchant . workday. It is a public holiday in almost all the countries of the
e. He used to inflict heavy torture on him. world, Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th
f. It was unbearable for him . centuries in Europe and the US, the workers in mills and factories
g. The man was very rude and cruel. had been working a long shift, fourteen or even more hours a
Part B : Writing text (50 marks ) day. On May 1st in 1886, inspired by the trade unions, half of the
8. Write a paragraph about `tree plantation ‘’ with the help of the following workers at the McCormic Harvester Company in Chicago went on
question . 20 strike demanding an eight-hour workday. Two days later, a
a. what supply us with oxygen ? workers rally was held near the McCornic Hervester Company and
b. what do ,we get from trees ? about 6000 workers had joined it. The rally was addressed by the
c. what is our country going to become a desert ? labor leaders. They urged the workers to stand together, to go on
d. who observes tree planting week every year ? with their struggle and not to give in to their bosses. Just at this
e. why should we plant more trees ? moment some strike breakers started leaving the meeting place.
9. Read the begging of the story and compete it in your own way .Give a suitable The strikers went down the street to bring them back. Suddenly
title to it . 10 about 200 policemen attacked them with clubs and revolvers.
Sheikh Sadi was going to Bagdad with a group of rich merchants . He had One striker was killed instantly, five or six others were seriously
a bundle of books and some money with him. The merchants had their wounded and many of them were badly injured, The events of
goods and a lot of money .................................. May 1,1886 is a reminder that workers will continue to be
10. Suppose ,the marriage ceremony of your elder brother is going to be held exploited until they stand up and speak out to gain better working
this month . Now write a letter to you friend inviting him to attend the conditions , better pay and better lives .
ceremony. 10
11. Read the paragraph and make a dialogue between you and the 1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives: 1× 7 = 7
superintendent of your madrasah. 10 (i) What does the expression to commemorate the historical struggle and
sacrifices the working people in the time 2 mean 2?
a. to publish the effort of the working class
b. to despise the effort of the working class
c. to remember and honor the effort of the working class
 d. to dramatize the effort of the working class The environment in our planet is facing (a).......... day by day and we, the humans
, are responsible for (b)............ crisis .Now it is time of (c)........... . By (d).............
(ii) Which of the following best describes the similarity between 18 th and 19th use of daily necessaries by reusing .Our (e)................ commodities and by
centuries in Europe recycling it ,we can save the earth .
a. Industrial revolution b. Victorian period
c. Iron revolution d. Industrialization Read the passage carefully and answer the question below:
Humayun Ahmed was a teacher, author, dramatist, playwright and filmmaker .He
(iii). Which of the following word describes the program taken by the workers ? was born in Mohongonj ,Netrokona , Mymensingh on 13 Nevember 1948 .His
father Faizur Rahman Ahmed , a police officer and writer was killed by Pakisthan
a. Hartal b. Manifestation c. Strike d. March Military during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971 . His mother is Ayesha
Faiz . He passed ssc exam from Bagura zila school in 1965 and stood second in the
(iv) Which ot the following statement is true about the labor leaders? merit list in Rajshahi Educational Board . He passed his HSC exam from Dhaka
collage in 1967 . He took his Honours and Masters in chemistry fro the University
a. they urged the workers to stand together. of Dhaka with first class distinction . He did his PHD from North Dalota State
b. the urged the workers to go on their struggle. university . He worked as a professor of chemistry in Dhaka university . Humayun
c. the urged the workers not to give in to their bosses Ahmed reached his peak of fame with the publication of his novel Nondito Noroke
d. al of the above. in 1972 . He wrote over 200 fictions and non fiction books all of which were
bestsellers in Bangladesh . He fast television drama was ‘Prothom Prohor `` . It
(v) the workers in mills and factories had been working a long shift what period was followed by many dromas and drama serials . He also directed many films
of time the long shifts refer to > based on his own stories .For his, out standing achievements he was honored with
many awards including Bangla Academy Award (1981) and ‘Ekushey Padak ``
a. Eight hour a day b. Fourteen or more (1994) . He died on 19th july 2012 at Bellevue Hospital in New York . He was
buried in Nuhash Palli .
c. twelve hours a day d. nine hours a day 4. Complete the following table with information from the text: 1×5=5
(vi) The word exploit mentioned in the passage means
who what Event/ Place/where Time/When
a. kidnap b. trouble c. usurp d. entrap Activity
(i)......... was born in (ii).............
(vii) The word gain can be replaced by Mohongong
His father A police (iii)........... During the
a. lose b. contribution c. obtain d. claim officer liberation
and writer ware in
2. Answer the following question: 2 × 5 = 10 1971 .
Nondito was written
a. What does May Day refer to? Noroke by Humayun iv............
b. How long did the workers have to work a day before may 1st strike? Ahmed
c. How many workers were victimized for taking part in the strike ? Humayun died (v)...........
in 2012
d. Why did the workers in Chicago go on a strike ? Ahmed
e. What do you learn from the events of May 1st 1886 ? 5. Summarize the above passage 10
6. Match the parts of sentence given in column A,B and C to write five
3. Fill in the gap with the suitable word: 1×5=5 meaning sentences 1×5=5
Column A Column B Column C
(d) long long ago of what to do suddenly a went to the mayor to do
the people stranger knocked at the door something about the rats
(e) they were to come to a constructive fell in a great problem
tremendously a decision with rats
mayor